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US Power Grid Vulnerable to Just About Everything

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As Washington hunts ill-defined al-Qaeda groups in the Middle East and Africa, and concerns itself with Iran's eventual nuclear potential, it has a much more pressing problem at home: Its energy grid is vulnerable to anyone with basic weapons and know-how.

Forget about cyber warfare and highly organized terrorist attacks, a lack of basic physical security on the US power grid means that anyone with a gun--like disgruntled Michigan Militia types, for instance--could do serious damage.

For the past two months, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has been tasked with creating a security strategy for the electric grid and hydrocarbon facilities through its newly created Office of Energy Infrastructure Security. So far, it's not good news.

US Power Grid Vulnerable to Just About Everything, make the electrical grid terrorist and idiot proof. Many things that serve the public are vulnerable, try to keep it as safe as possible from those that want to destroy it.Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, vehicle manufactures Produce and the population ‘Drives’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money.The price of fuel at the pump is too high!XII/XXII/MMXII!

Could we just make it a bit easier for the bad guys? I also do not like the reference to gun owners that is mentioned but liberals and the media they are running the show. What a ride this is gonna' be. Ever see the movie Dumb and Dumber?

We have invented so much junk that sucks up power, to include the automobile that nobody pays attention to, and then we wonder about our power plants and how over worked they get. Our power grid is so messed up that it is amazing that it hasn't just imploded